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SUMNER SCHEDULE. ~se
OF TIE us.zssSszssss.
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company

OF TIE -
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company
OF BALTIMORE,
Until further notice, on aud after Sunday,
Nay. 18th, 1857, will run their stoamors as
follows, tweaLher permitting leaving Souh st.'
Wharf at 90 O'Clock p. m.
StouIner EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT. W. W. MATruEws.
SUNDAYS and WEDNESDAYS for Cris1eld, Hor-
mans, Evnns', Doggs. Nandna. Da Wis. Reads,
Miles, Shields. HungHrs and Tayor's Wharvcs.
RErURNING-loavos Tayl"r's tuesdays anu
Fridays at am. Hungar's e.3l. shir}9s's y.
Miles 9.l5. Davis 1918. ReHd'n IL, Nnhuua
y. ~. Boggs >. Evans $40, Hormanh 4.
steamer N sGGIE
GAIT L. J. NINTH.
MONDAY and THURSDAY for crisicld. Tangier
Island, Flnney's Onancoci. Csescornesse1,
Hunting Crcek. Gullford, MessongO
RETURNING "Wednesday anu Saturday. leaves
Mossongo 6a.m.. Gullford stunning Creek 9:do
ChescunnesSex 80, OnancocK J, Elnney 3 s.SV'
Tangier Island 49,
Steamer TANGIER,
CAPT. J. w. WILSON
Eyery Tuesday aud Friday for Crsflold. Tinney'o
Onnpcock, Sheltnwn. Pitts Wharf, Cedar Hall,
Rohohoth. P0cOmoko City and Snow Hill.
RErURNING-Loaves Snow Hill Mondays anu
Thursday ut u. M, Poconlake City 730. Reho-
poth 9, Celar Hall 9. 30, Pitts wharf III. Oman
COCK y. H., Flnney's $3.50 p. m.
All Steamers leave Crishold fol Balti-
s.s more. on arrival of last down train.
Freight and pn,sen gers received for all points
,jc tile \. Y, Philn. and Norfolk, Wlcomico anu
pocnmoke r. Il. daily. Delaware. Maryland ana
virginia Railroads on Tuesdays and Fridays
only.
and must DO prepaid 10 all points, except
on the n. Y. Phii,, ndsNorfolk Railroud.
PR. CLARK, General Agent,
los South street. Baltimore.
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Negro Fiddler of Kentucky.

Another typical contemporary OF
Uncle Toms was the negro fiddler.
i should be remembered that be
fore he hears he is to be sold south
Uncle Tom is pictured as a light
hearted creature, capeling and
dancing in his cabin. There was
no lack Of music in those cabins
The banjo was played, but more
commonly the fiddle. A home made
variety of the former consisted of
a crook npcked, hard shell gourd
and piece OF sheepskin. There
were sometimes otbe: instruments
tile tlageolet and the triangle. |
have heard of a kettledrum's being
made OF a copper still. "a Ken
lucky negro carried through the
war.aS an osseous tambourlne rhe
SKULL of a mule, rafting teeth being
secured in the jawbones.) OF
course the bones were everywhere.
Negro music on one or more in
struments was in the highest vogue
at the house. The young Kentuck
inns often used it on Se1enading
bIavuras. The old fiddler, most OF
I'LL, was held in reverent esteem
and met with the gracious treat
ment of the ancient minstrel in
ieudal halls. at parties and we'd
dines, at Wcnics in the summer
woods, he was the soul OF melody,
and with an eye to the high de
lnands upon his art, he wldened
his range of selections and pei.
fected according to native STAN
dards his ini,nitable technique
James Lane Allen i'll The Century.
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LOVE.

t 10 love is buta humble low born thing,
And hath Its food served up in oarthonware;
tits thing 10 walk with, hand In hand
Through the ovcry dayness OF this work day world
Barring Its tender feet TO every roughnoss,
Yet letting not one heart boat go astray
From bosuty's law Of rlninness and contcnt
Asimplc, nresidc thing. whosequiot smile
Can warm earth's poorest hoyei to a home;
Which. when our autumn cometh, as 1t must.
And life IN the chill wind shvers bare md len less
Shall still be blest with Indian summer youth.
In bleak November. and. With thankful heart,
smi!o on its ample storos OF Garncrcd fruit.
AS full OF sunshli.o to our aged eyes
AS when itnursed the biz ssoms OF our spring.
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Tax Notice

Notice is hereby given that the State
tax and county levy for the year 1857:
are HOW due. and that in pursuance OF
law. tile treasurer or his deputy will be
.at he following named places ut tile
times herein specified and remain three
days at each place for the purpose Of COL
Letting said taxes and levles:
Appointments Of John j. Blackstone.
treas urer:
Onancocl. October 18th, 14th and 18th.
Keller, October 10th.
Pnngoteague, October 2Ist and 22nd.
Powplton, October 9th, 28tl and 10Th.
Drunimondtown. Oct. 31st, and Nov.
1st and End;
Belle Haven, November 4th.
LocuStvile, November 9Th.
Finney & Cos store at Caslville, No
ycmUer 1Ith.
Purgoteague. November 18th.
Tangier Island, November 23rd, Gath.
Appointments Of JOHN E. Wise, dep
MY treasurer.
Woodperry. October 9th. 18th and 14th
Guilford. October 18th. 10Th ami 10Th
Mappsville, October 26lh. 9th and 2sth
Halls storc, n Uvpmber 2nd. 3rJl and 4th
Iempcrancevile. \ oy. Sth, 9th and 10th
New Chu. CHI. Nov 18th, 18TH and 18th
Chincn; ea,sut, Nov. 2lst, 22ld and 23rd
Those VIM lave not paid their 1856
taxes and levies are hereby informed
that unless The same is paid by the Isl
of December, next, their property will
ir levied ON and sold TO pay the same.
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w llllAW W. 4bestOA'"AA5
Eleventh session opens Tuesday,
September 18th, land continues nine
months. Full corps of sklllfnl and
experienced instructors. Prepare.
tory, academic and music depart
Notwithstanding all the branches OF
a liberal education: also thorough
course in bookkeeping. Strongly
endorsed by the pre- fe s.
sors in the University
of Virginia and the leading colleges
of the State. Prof. VIM. Taylor
Thorn, of Hollins' Institute, says:
.aThere is no scboolin or out ofthc
State from whose pupils we. expect
more, or by whose pupils we are
less disappointed than BY those
coming to us from the OnancocS
Academy"
For catalogue containing terms
and full particulars, apply to
FRANK ?. BRENT,
Oral cock. Va.
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P Fl y p WIS,
DAVIS WHARF,

-Acc0mdc county, I'd
Invites the attention of the pub
lie to the following facts:
1. That he keeps constantly on
hand d large select and cheap stock
OF merchandise.
2. That flour, a speciality with
him, is delivered to him at very
small expense, and cam therefore
be sold as cheap as anywhere on
Eastern Shore.
3. That lie sells coal during the
entire year, and always at bottom
prices.
4. That he always has CLANS on
hand for sale when in season-also
oysters.
5. That he has for sale at private
contract, several valuable houses
and lots at Davis wharf, contain :
ing acres eacl,improved by dwell
hugs and all necessary outhouses,
etc., on reasonable terms.
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.0NANC0CK ACADEMY

Frank P. Brent, Principal.
William G. Marshall, Associate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29
argues in favor Of Furnishing persons for

argues in favor Of furnishing persons for
what he calls suppressing voters"
He maintains the SILLY PROPOSE
ton that although no southern
State has denied Ivy Law the right Of the
negro to vote, yet, eS certain lawless per-
sons in tho South have intimidated ne
gro voters, Congress ought to authorize
the Federal courts 10 try such offenders
against what the malignau,s pretend to
believe il the law Of the land.
II is because Mr.. LAMAR refused thus
TO stultify himself that he is now pur-
sued by the bloodhounds OF SHERMAN.
II is because he refused 20 prove by u
vote for those foolish resolutions that he
was unfit TO be n Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States that he is
now libeled and slandered day after day
by the malignant enemies of the South.
Will his nomination be confirmed ?
Of course it will be. There will be
found a number Of Republican senators
who will refuse 10 disgrace themselves
by voting against his confirmation. Sec
tionalism is. we repeat nothing now but
a ghost, and the northern people are not
afraid of ghosts. Mr. LAMAR Will mount
the bench, and be will shed lustre upon
it. He will be The most accomplished
gentleman on that bench.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29

AEGOlI4Nll - DlIGtiu NCEDiAlos
The Cincinnati CommcrciGi-GGseHe
charges that Mr.. CLEVELAND is about
to have destroyed the records of the
Freedman's Bureau. No doubt the
wish was father to the thought with our
esteemed contemporary, seeing that no
Republican could possibly raise reasona-
bic objection to the blotting out of those
records. Neither Mr.. CLEVELAND nor
the Democratic party has any reason for
having them destroyed, save that III
volved in getting rid of page III the
history OF Republican misrule, tyranny,
and hate that constitutes q reflection
upon the honor of the nation. The
Democrats can afford to "lct the cord
stand if the Republicans can. None Of
the sins of the Freedman's Bureau cling to
the skirts of the former, but they dye
scarlet the vCstments Of the latter. We
have not the slightest idea that Mr..
CLEVELAND contemplates interfering
with the "precious" records in any
manner, shape, OF form buff the Co0l-
mercidt Ga.eHe be correct, we tell
HA1sTEAD that the President could not
deal the Republican party a more
staggering blow than to make those
records public before destruction.
What with the subsidence Of passion and
prejudice, in great part, N the north
ern mind, the people of that section are
in position to try Bepublicansm upon
the damning Indictment the history of
the Freedman's Bureau contains.
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ieet. which has been under discussion
Tor some time past, HIS assumed "A deii-
mite form. and two Winston gentlemen
have contracted to build the mill, with
capacity Of fifty barrels per day.
Mr.. u. n. Caldeleuah. OF this city,
hos in his possession the bridle-bit which
was used by his great-arandiather, MAJOR
Andrew Caldcleugh. who was quarter
master 10 General WashiDoton III the
Revolutionary war; The bit is silver
plat d and bears MAJOR Caldcleush,s
monopram-A. @. The Caldcleugh
family figured very conspicuously in the
history Of Revolutionary times.
The CrqfsmaH, the organ OF the
Knights Of Labor OF this State, published
here, has suspended.
The Grand Lodge OF Knights OF "
thias Of this State viii meet in annual
session in this city on the second Tues.
day in February The local lodge VIII
give the visiting members q banquet. a
large attendance is expected to be pres
ent.
Mr.. Thomas 2. Cook, Of ibis county,
has nrtSCIlffl Two NuilltUtt IAitNo w WV
Guiliord Battle-Ground Museum. One
5 a cannon bail weighing over eight
ounds, which was picked mp aoout SIX
miles south Of tie Guliford battle-ground
shorty after the surrcUdrO OF CORVALLIS.
The other is n piece Of a mattock which
was taken from 4 shaft about ten miles
north Of the battle-ground, which was
worked for IRON during the Revolutionary
war.
Captain J. 4. Odall, of Concord, has
Just made contribution Of $50 to the
fund of the Guiliord Battle Ground AS
ISOLATION.
Lee Hall, Esq, famous Texas scout
Gni son OF Mrs. James IL. Hall, OF
this city, is here spending the Christmas
holidays with his mothers family.
The railroads leading into the city and
the hotels here have agreed to give re-
duced rates on the occasion Of the
Farmers State Convention, which meets
here January 18th. Animmense attend
ancc is expected.
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The oyster Question,

70 the EIit0r o. the Dispatch:
see in your valuable paper of Deem
Der the 18th letter from Mr.. John &.
Eweil which seems 70 me to be an agita-
ton OF the oyster question, which has
been quiet for at least two years. From
what / can understand from Mr.. Ewell' g
letter he is theorist, for az a practical
oyster-planter of fifteen years experi-
cnce see the oyster industry IN diiler-
cnt light from Mr.. EYell.
In the first place. does Mr.. Ewell or
any other person know that the oyster
beds are being exhausted? [ don't say
they are or that they are not. In 1877
! bought oysters that were caught in the
James river and delivered on the eastern
side of the Chesapeake bay for 30 cents
per bushel. / sold part OF them in Nor
folk when they were two years old at s.
per barrel, and part Of them sold IN
Philadelphia at $3.50 per barrel. Last
spring one year ago | had oysters de
livercd to me from Maryland Just as good
for % cents per bushel, and last spring |
only bad to pay 20 cents for oysters
caught in tee James river and delivered
az the same place rs stated. Now. then,
for barrel stock last winter they did not
pay the planters - a barrel this winter
the markets have been 50 full and prices
so low the planters cannot ship unless at
the lisk OF being brought i'll debt.
One more question, Mr. Editor, and
then / am done Mr.. Ewell would re-
commend that the water-ironts be given
to riparian owners. Now, | viii try 10
make it plain why a planter would
not be any more secure by that law.
In these days Of railroads and spectators
land will change hands or owners. Now
there are some who would not plant any
oysters il they had plenty Of moneyand
oystcr-ground, but II the law gives him
the ground in front OF him he VIII take it
and sell it at some price or other to any
person that wants 1t. Now, if a party
should bay it and venture III the oyster
business and think he was surely safe,
the landowner in the mean time
gets good offer for his farm,
sells out, and the newcomer de-
mands under this law his water front
NOW, ii under the present law any lind
owner wishes 20 engage in the business,
! am very certain he can obtain ground
on easy terms from those holding it.
Now. if Mr.. EwelI viii explain why
oysters can be bought 50 cheap, not
withs,apd.ng tie tremendous outIet by
the northern planters, and the almost
countless numbers OF opened stock. he
wll solve q problem that is troubling
the minds Of a great many. Yet / think
that the creator of all things intends
that the supply shall be greater than the
demand
If the members Of orr Legislature
don't get the biyalyea rs eheapas 1. should
be 1t is no fauit of the oystcr-plautar or
catcher, for they both furnish them at
very loy prices.
"Rcgulcecaf in pace to Mr.. Evell
and the oyster laws. $. j. COsTE-.
C9pcriUe, northampton comfy, a.,
December %. 1887.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29

The New York TriJuls has reached
the climax of absurdity, or shall we say
of double dealing? Itmakes to The CON
frmation Of Sir. LANAE's nomination
as a Justice of the Supreme Court the
following objection
"The very papers which reported his
speeches advocated in plain terms the
killing of white Republicans rather than
of negroes
The simpletons who believe what the
Trib,mc says viii understand the above
to lie a damaging charge against Mr..
LAMAR, whereas it is in fact u charge
against certain newspapers. VAST ever
before heard Of that d man was to be
condemned as unfit for Office sim
ply because the papers which advo-
Gated his election preferred that
white Republicans should be killed
rather than negro Republicans? In
the name of reason, why should MIR.
LAMAR be pInished because IA man
or paper that advocated his election
also expressed preference as between
killing negroesand killing white Republi-
cans?
Howl on. Mr.. LAMAR will soon lie Mr.
Justice LAMAR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29

II is objected TO the confirmation OF
the nomination of Mr.. LAMAR as aJustice
Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States that he some years ago opposed
certain resolutions which had been OF
fsred in Congress touching the validity
of the new amendments. Mr.. LAMAR
had good reasons for so voting. The
resolutions were no doubt offered in an
Objectionable form in order to induce
southern Democrats TO vote against
them. The very fact that they
were offered at all was con-
fession upon the part OF the
man who presented them that he himself
recognized difference between the new
articles OF amendment and the rest OF
the Federal Constitution. 1t was an
effort to bolster up 10y supplementary
resolutions these parts OF the Constl-
tution which the blatant Republi-
cans felt TO be weak. 1t was III a
word, an acknowledgment that the
mover of the resolutions felt that
the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth
articles of amendment had crept into the
Constitution by "way" that was
"dark," ana been lodged there by a
"trick which he feared would be
swain.
We say MIR. LAMAR had good reasons
for voting against the resolutions, with
ont reference 70 whether he believed
the new amendments TO be valid or not.
The sting Of those resolutions was in their
tail They did not affirm simply that the
new amendments were valid, but went on
10 say that 4 was the duty Of Congress to
enforce them--of course by continue
ton Of that sort Of kuklux legislation
which the Supreme Court Of the United
States soon afterwards decided was un-
constitutional, and therefore null and
void For SIR. LAMAR TO have voted for the
resolutions would have been 10 commit
himself 10 the doctrine that when the
new amendments say thgt Scate shall
not do 30 and 50, Congress may provide
by law for furnishing persons who do it,
A leading Republican editor even now
contends that the fourteenth amendment
IL "brutally nullifed in the South, and
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The Christmas Fe.tiv,tics-A Fall.

Correspondence Of The Richmond Dispatch.l
BCcKryCHAs1 c.. H., Dec. y. 1887.
Tonight a very large crowd assembled
at the Naysyile Hotel Of this place TO
attend the first bali OF the season. The
occasion was certainly very enjoyable.
II IL not often that SO many beautiful
ladies' are assembled together. The
music was good and the table reflect d
credit upon mine host. Altogether Il
was a brilliant success. Tomorrow
night a ball is to be- given at the Buck
ingham House. another hotel IN tins
place, and the yonnG people hold that
in delightful anticipation. / must
not omit TO mention "a novel feature Of
the ball of tonight The Ladies' Aid
Society, an organization for charitable
purposes, held m election by ballot TO
decide who was the most beautiful lady
and who tine most popular man piesent-
price of ballots , ccnts-ani the men TO
vote upon the first proposition and the
ladies upon the latter ! silk quilt vas
to Ire awarded the most beautiful lady
and a cane 20 the most popular man.
Miss Maggie p. Lucke received ma-
jority vote and was awarded the quilt
and Hon. f. ". HUBBARD received ma-
jolity vote and was awarded the cane.
The election passed OF pleasantly, eX-
cited very much interest, afforded very
much pleasure, and as @ source Of reye-
me for church purposes proved a sue
cess. OCCAsIoSAL.
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Die,, OF Ests Wennds.


NAsuuLE, TEC7., December %
John J. Lit'Icton, cditorof the N0tion0l
Hcr'cr, who was shot hy Joseph r.
Banks last Saturday, died at 2:}0 this
morning. Great hopes were entertained
for bis recovery until last evening, when
ne began u sink grlduaIly.
Mr.. Littleton was not quite twenty
nine years old. At the age OF twenty
one he began to practice law at Kings
ton, but soon left the bar for journalism,
his first venture being the founding OF
the c1rch, Democratic weekly at
Kingston. In 1882 he moved to Chat
tanooga and started the DaiW DemO-
ctat. There he remained until 1883,
when he came 20 Nashville and estab-
Eshed the National H,rjelc as the Re
publican orgln Of the state In politics
he remained q Democrat until 1881. He
left the Democratic State Convention
two years later When the JOand plank
on the S.ite debt VAS adopted be an
nounced that he was no longer Demo
crat. Since that time he has been an
extreme Republican. lie was elected
tO the Legislature from Davidson county
last fall. st the time OF his death he
WAS secretary and treasurer of the Re
publican State Executive Committee
and vice-president from Tennessee Of
the National Republican Club. He WAS
the leader of the Blaine forces in Ten
nessee until the late New York election,
after Which he espoused Sherman as tine
r,oet available nominee of hi, Marty for
President in 1888. Besides a wife, be
leaves two children, both boys, the
Youngest only four months CID.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29

OSE STRAw.-The LoUloUR county
Tticphoae speaks out for B1AINE in
utter disregard of what General Ma
HONE would kave it to say on the subject
of the presidency. 1t declares that as
to Mr.. BnArNE's candidacy there is now
no question that there is nothing short
of death that viii prevent his nomination
or keephim ont Of the White House. 1t
goes so far as to to say that even his own
objection or refusal would not avail.
What say the other Republican papers
in Virginia? Shall MALONE be allowed
to give the Virginia delegation in the
Chicago convention to a man who is in
favor of putting the congressional cleo
tons in the southern States under the
control of the Federal Government ?
How could any Republican speaker stand
before a crowd of Yirsiniaus and adgO-
cate such law, or the proposer OF such
q law
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29

4 Washington letter in the Alexandria
Gazette tells Of a gentleman who says
that the whole internal-revenne sys.
TEN was by mistake denounced in the
Roanoke platform, and that the conyen-
ton only intended to demand the repeal
OF the tax on raw toblcco and fruit
liquor. But having adopted it, he said,
the Democratic members of the Legisla-
mre labored under the remarkable delu-
sion that they must endorse it and thus
set the national Administration at open
defiance.
For the Alexandra Gazette to object
TO Il defiance Of the President is a good
joke. That paper has for years de6ed
the President and the whole Democratic
party OF Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-29

Count ANDBASsY, the Hungarian states
man who in 1913 fought against Austria
and from 1919 TO 1857 was an exile in
France and England, has since been
Prime Minister of his own country and
has held some OF the highest positions it
is possible for an Austro-Huuga-
RIM subject to hold. But recently
Francis JOSEPH, his imperial mas
ter, offered to moke him Prince
of the Austro-Iunearian monarchy.
but he declined I'll this happened
under one of the greatest dospotisms in
Europe. Yet to-day there are men in
the land of the free aud the home OF
the brave who resist the confirmation
of MIR. LAMAR because he participated in
a civil war quarter OF century ago
Are we less enlightened than the Aus
trians9